Summer is fast approaching!

"The Way I Feel"  bookmark contest! 

Hand in hand with Centerville Bank and the Washington County Coalition for Children, we were able to participate in their annual "The Way I Feel" bookmark contest for Grade 2 Students. This year, they selected 2 Grade 2 winners: Congratulations to Gavin and Evan!

The last PTA meeting for the year was held this past Wednesday, so many hands making great things happen all the time! A special welcome to the 2016-17 PTA Executive Board: Maeyee Lee Barrette, Holli Filiatreault, Tami DePietro, Christine Boudreau and Cathie Cool Rumsie!
A very special thank you to Jenn Spira for all of her years of dedication as she steps down from her role of President, you will be missed!

Next week there are so many events in store for our students! 

We will start the week with a cookout and field day. 

Grade 2 will be visiting Metcalf School.

Grade 2 will also be going to Kettle Pond. 

Kindergarten will be visiting the Children's Museum! 

Grade 1 will be spending a day at Mystic! 

So many memories with school friends will be in the making! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Melissa Marino

Week Ending May 20

 May 10, 2016 School Committee Presentation

                           

Students had lots of fun (as did our School Committee) sharing and participating in all of our learning activities! We shared: our living organisms in Kindergarten, the steps in How to Read a Story, our amazing chorus performed,Grade 2 shared what they love about Science and also taught the School Committee how to play some of our most popular Math Learning Games! Thank you to everyone who stepped forward to participate! Without our students and teachers present, it would not be the same! 

Bandaid Brigade and Sticker Stampede

It is time for our favorite collection of the school year! Once again we are collecting band-aids and stickers for the Tomorrow Fund at Hasbro Children's Hospital. More information will be coming home soon but this collection will run until Friday, June 3. We encourage students to earn the cost of the bandaids or stickers so the fundraiser is more meaningful for the children. Contact Mrs. Larkin for more details and thank you so much for participating! 

Flip Flops

While we are so happy the weather seems to have taken a warm turn, please refrain from sending your children to school in flip-flops or sandals. We do try to get outside EVERY day and the safest toes are the ones that are covered by a supportive shoe or sneaker. Thank you!

Thank you Gems-net Partners! 

Today our whole school was able to participate in a Community Science Walkthrough. This was an opportunity to make the teaching and learning occurring in classrooms visible and to engage in discourse with stakeholders. Small groups spent about 10 minutes in 4 different classrooms and it was amazing to hear all of the compliments from the participants regarding the student to student discussion and the level of student capability and scientific conversations! These shared observations will be used to inform future professional development.

What an honor to have 2 Wawaloam School students recognized for their outstanding art by the RI Alliance for Arts Education. 

The award ceremony was held last night at the URI Feinstein Providence Campus. This  was held in conjunction with PS2016, a statewide art show with a good deal of EWG entries, and also in conjunction with Providence's Gallery Night. 

Kindergarten

Grade 2

Wawaloam School will present our own "Night of the Arts" 

Wednesday May 25th at 6:00 PM. 

A reminder that there is No School Next Friday, this is a Professional Development Day for our district.

Community Announcements:

Bike And Seek Event!
http://www.southkingstownri.com/files/Bike%20&%20Seek%20Flyer%20SP16.pdf

Headstart Program Information

https://drive.google.com/a/ewg.k12.ri.us/file/d/0B_SShHJTJjZjSGFyOVl6QkwtSHc/view

EWG Soccer Competitive Registration is open through June 10th. 

Details and Competitive Program tryout schedules are available at http://www.ewgsoccer.org/competitive.html.  

Additionally, Registration for Fall Recreational Soccer is now open, with an in-season discount through June 11th.

Details and Rec Program registration are available at: http://www.ewgsoccer.org/registration.html 

Ocean State Competitive Soccer Tryouts: 

https://drive.google.com/a/ewg.k12.ri.us/file/d/0B_SShHJTJjZjSUt3RUFINHUxbWM/view

Wawaloam Information and Sharing May 6, 2016

To all moms and caretakers, wishing you all a wonderful weekend and Mother's Day.  Celebrate with your children doing something you love! Let's hope for an appearance by the sun! 

This marks the end of the official week of Teacher Appreciation but there is not a day that goes by that I do not feel appreciation and admiration toward the men and women who lead our classrooms at Wawaloam School. Behind the scenes I observe countless hours of time and dedication to classrooms by this amazing faculty and staff! 

If you could see all of the hugs and tears being wiped away and the encouragement that is bestowed upon the children on a daily basis, you would be in the same state of awe. There are requirements that happen in the classroom but there are also extensive levels of caring that go beyond these walls.  

I receive emails, calls, texts and visits several times a day, always with the same message, "What can I do to help my student?" These teachers would do anything, and do everything they can to ensure the success of students. I assure you, teacher appreciation is something to celebrate every single day. 

Thank you to all families for helping to make this week "extra" special, I think dress like a teacher day will remain a favorite!!  We truly appreciated the thoughtful recognition from the PTA, the water, mentos candy, popcorn and breakfast were a nice surprise! 

One additional recognition I would like to share is that today is "Nurse's Day". Honestly, I could not ask for a more competent, caring, compassionate School Nurse Teacher than Mrs. Debra Larkin. Each day is a display of unending devotion toward everyone. We are truly fortunate to have the care of our students in her hands. 

Thank you Deb for everything you do! 

Here are some of the dates/events coming up at Wawaloam School:

5/10  Wawaloam School Committee Presentation 6:00 

5/25 Night of the Arts at Wawaloam School -starting at 6:00 PM

5/27 No School Professional Development

5/31 Grade 2 Field Trip

6/6 Wawaloam Field Day (Rain date 6/7)

6/10 Grade 1 Field Trip

6/15 End of Year Kindergarten Celebration

6/16 Last Day of School 

Have a great weekend! 

Melissa Marino

#ewgrsd

Community Announcements 

High School Horticulture Plant Sale

https://drive.google.com/a/ewg.k12.ri.us/file/d/0B_SShHJTJjZjRjlDVWFsZUtOTWc/view

Week Ending April 29, 2016

Today was the first day of scheduled Kindergarten Screenings for our incoming Kindergarten students! There is nothing that compares to seeing the excitement and anticipation in the eyes of these young children as they approach the building! Some of them come with backpacks and pictures they have drawn and we absolutely love the opportunity to welcome them into Wawaloam School.

A special thank you to Mrs. Chris Petrarca, Mrs. Tammie Cash, Mrs. Pat Rheinberger, Ms. Sharon Callanan, Mrs. Lin Patty, Mrs. Olga Lerner and Ms. Kayla Caron for preparing for screening appointments and welcoming our new friends!

If you know of friends, neighbors, cousins etc. with children that may be eligible to register  (5 years old by September 1) but have not done so as of yet, please send them to Wawaloam School and let them know that now is the time! 

This afternoon, we had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Rhode Island Commissioner of Education, Dr. Kenneth Wagner who visited Wawaloam School today.  He had a tour of our school, visited classrooms and talked with some teachers and parents. We were very happy that he came to see us and hope he will come back again soon!

Thank you to Jenn Spira, Tami Depietro, Christina Boudreau and Alicia Cranston for carving out  some time in their busy schedule for an afternoon to participate in an informal conversation about Rhode Island education.

Hope you all have a great weekend! Maybe I will see you at the Family Science Expo!

Respectfully,
Melissa Marino
#ewgrsd 

P.S. Looking forward to seeing all of the teacher pictures on Monday!

Community Information

Little League Fundraiser

Don't Miss This Event:

Family Science Expo 

Saturday April 30

10:00 -2:00

Ryan Center at URI

Come and Celebrate Science!! 

PLANT SALE

Wawaloam Updates and School Vacation Week Ideas

Reading week was so much fun! 

Reading Week Storybook Character Day!
Nice collaboration Kindergarten!

Grade 1 Crazy Hats 

Mrs. Millards's Class

                                   

Silly Kids! 

A Message from PTA

Please continue sending in your registration forms for the Keep Calm and Get Your Country On dance! There is plenty of room left in all 3 sessions, and we have lots of awesome raffles for you to win: Bounce U passes, paddleboard rentals, passes to Santa's Village and Seekonk Speedway, movie tickets, Trinity Rep tickets, gift cards to Orange Leaf, Dan's Place, Woods Tavern, Cornerstone Pub - and lots more!!! Admission is just $10 per family, and children are invited to attend with ONE adult of their choosing.

We are still in need of volunteers to help set-up the dance on Friday, April 29th, and to work the event on Saturday, April 30th. Please email us at ewgpta@yahoo.com if you're interested, or sign up on the registration form that went home. Many hands make light work!

A Message from Nurse Larkin

Due to the unexpected snow day on March, 21, the state mandated hearing screening by the staff at the RI School for the Deaf Hearing Center was rescheduled to today for our students at Wawaloam. 

Mrs. Larkin, RN

Rhode Island Certified School Nurse-Teacher

Welcome students from URI 

This spring four University of Rhode Island students will complete their health practicum in the kindergarten to grade two classrooms with Mrs. Breene and Mrs. Guglielmo.

Wawaloam welcomes graduate student Michail Seminario, senior Julianne Dulude, and juniors Brendan Spavold and Steven Ascola as they shadow, observe and assist during health education specials.

How do you get healthy? 

Wawaloam students have created posters with their favorite healthy foods and fun ways they like to get moving to educate their families and community about the importance of a healthy heart! Healthy food options include water, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meat. Move 60 minutes everyday in ways kids love like jumprope, soccer, swimming and dancing to build self-esteem and encourage positive social interactions. 

16 kindergarten students, 34 grade one students and 20 grade two students have agreed to send their finished poster to the American Heart Association Get Healthy! contest. Thank you for teaching the community and your family to have a healthy heart! Good luck!

Mrs. Breene and Mrs. Guglielmo

We really appreciate all of the responses to our school improvement survey! The comments are especially helpful as we work together to improve our school. Thank you to everyone who sent these in! 

Once we return to Wawaloam after the vacation week next week, the time really flies by! The weather improves and we are in the home stretch for the 15-16 school year. Please remember to continue the nightly routine of reading to or listening to your child read so that your child can reach their fullest potential. 

However you decide to keep busy next week, enjoy your children!
Sincerely,
Melissa Marino

@Melissa Marino9
# wawaloam #ewgrsd

VACATION WEEK IDEAS

*Think about making a recycled item project for our Earth Day Museum! It is always so much fun to see all of the creative projects that come in! Get creative and try to participate in this "just for fun" whole school community project!

I'm going to the zoo, zoo zoo how about you, you you? Next week, every day they are scheduled to have a "Party for the Planet" with extra special events on April 22 (Earth Day).
http://www.rwpzoo.org/386/party-planet

Another little hidden gem worth visiting is The Kettle Pond Visitor Center in Charlestown, RI
The inside center has extremely worthwhile learning stations and the outside is surrounded by short, manageable hikes to do together with your children. There is no charge to visit but donations are appreciated. Pack a picnic and take a hike!

Rhode Island Children's Museum  is also bursting with planned activities, check out the link to see the hours, admission fees and calendar of events.

At The Louttit Library in West Greenwich: 

Monday, April 18 at 11:00 Project Chick with Casey Farm All ages are invited to learn about eggs and chickens and will be able to hold baby chicks during the program. 

Wednesday, April 20 at 10:00  K-1 students are welcome to participate in story time. 

Thursday, April 21 there will be a "Drop- in Kite Craft" from 6:00-7:00 PM 


The Exeter Public Library is ready and waiting for friends to visit next week too! Check out this information taken from their web page: 

Tuesday, April 19 All Ages Open Art Studio from 11:00-4:00 - they are emptying out the art closet and inviting you to stop by to create any art you want! 

Wednesday, April 20 from 6:30-7:30  Cupcake Wars! Families are invited to bring in 12 of their best cupcakes and they will be voted on for appearance, taste and overall winner! Please do not include nuts. No registration required. 

Friday, April 22, 10:30 am  Project Chick with Casey Farm All ages are invited to learn about eggs and chickens and will be able to hold baby chicks during the program. 

Community Announcements

Hiandloland Volunteer Fire Department Chowder and Clamcakes and Craft Show Information Here

Weekly Updates for Wawaloam School

Don't forget to vote for the school department budget at the All Day Referendum on April 11.

The Little Mermaid performances will take place this weekend, the play is OUTSTANDING! 
At the Senior High School Fri. Sat. at 7:00 and Sun. at 2 PM

Congratulations to the Wawaloam School Winners of the 
Jr . Duck Stamp Placements! 

Evelyn K.   2nd place K-3

Lila S.  3rd place K-3

Honorable mentions K-3:

Amanda A.

Makenzie B.

Dominic M.

Isabella P.

Skylar R.

Madelyn R.

KINDERGARTEN SCIENTISTS

BIRD WATCHING IN KINDERGARTEN

READING WEEK EVENTS

Keep it simple....do what you can. 

April 11-15th 

Monday April 11-Bring your favorite book and stuffed animal to school

 (must fit in backpack)

Tuesday April 12- Favorite Team Colors Day! 

Wednesday April 13- Crazy Hat/Crazy Hair Day

Thursday April 14-Pajama Day

Friday April 15- Crazy Socks Day

There will be a friendly competition to see how many books we can read next week! 

One more week for the Warrior Bags Collection. 

Thank you all so much for all of the incredible support for this collection that will make a big difference to pediatric hospital patients. 

Reminder: T-Shirt sales will continue throughout next week! 

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

HEALTH FAIR

http://s3.amazonaws.com/EWGRSDweb/contentweb/CommunityAnnouncements/Health%20and%20Wellness%20Presentations%20May%202016%20REVISED.pdf

Wawaloam School News

Math Night

Thank you again to Mrs. Gina Kilday for organizing a fantastic, fun-filled family night of math and learning! We hope those of you who attended had a great time!

Thank you to the cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID for our special sneak preview this week! SO much fun for our students! You can meet them this Saturday at the Exeter Library at 11:00.
Showtimes: April 7, 8, and 9th at 7:00 and April 10th at 2:00 PM at the High School

Thank you Mrs. Scheff for sharing~ Mrs. Donnelly's Class with a pentatonic improvisation:

Wawaloam School T-Shirt Sales

Coming Soon! An opportunity to order Wawaloam School T-Shirts

Check out this design! 

Thank you to Andrew Cornell from Pride Martial Arts

"Warrior Bag" Collection

A notice is coming home today for a special collection we will be having for the next 3 weeks. A local woman is collecting the items listed on the flyer that was sent home so that she can create care bags for children and families that are coping with illness in the hospital. Please consider helping by sending in one item for her collection. This is one small thing that can make a big difference. 

Reading Week Coming Soon

April 11-15th 

Monday April 11-Bring your favorite book and stuffed animal to school

 (must fit in backpack)

Tuesday April 12- Favorite Team Colors Day! 

Wednesday April 13- Crazy Hat/Crazy Hair Day

Thursday April 14-Pajama Day

Friday April 15- Crazy Socks Day

Have a fantastic weekend!
Melissa Marino
                                                  

                                             COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

http://s3.amazonaws.com/EWGRSDweb/contentweb/CommunityAnnouncements/2016Westwood-SummerCampBook-web.pdf